Synthesis of IL-6 in co-cultured bronchial epithelial and neutrophil cells and the inhibitory effect of / 医学研究生学报

ABSTRACT

Objective Puerarin can remove inflammatory mediators, but the underlying mechanisms are not yet clear.The purpose of this study is to observe the synthesis of IL-6 in co-cultured bronchial epithelial (Beas-2B) and neutrophil cells, and to investigate the inhibitory effect of puerarin on IL-6.Methods Beas-2B and neutrophil cells were extracted and divided into six groups neutrophil cells cultured alone (NC), Beas-2B cells cultured alone (BC), Beas-2B and neutrophil cells co-cultured (BC+NC), and Beas-2B and neutrophil cells co-cultured with puerarin at 50 μg/mL (BC+NC+P50), 100 μg/mL (BC+NC+P100) and 200 μg/mL (BC+NC+P200).The concentrations of IL-6 in different groups were quantitatively measured by ELISA and the expression of the IL-6 gene detected by real-time PCR.Results After 18 hours of culturing, the concentration of IL-6 was significantly increased in the BC+NC group ([280.409±21.340] pg/mL) as compared with those in BC ([240.002±23.727] pg/mL), NC ([22.771±1.146] pg/mL), BC+NC+P50 ([244.205±9.335] pg/mL), BC+NC+P100 ([218.168±18.635] pg/mL), and BC+NC+P200 ([179.539±7.340] pg/mL) (P<0.05), but lower in the BC+NC+P200 than in the BC+NC+P50 and BC+NC+P100 groups (P<0.05).The expression of the IL-6 gene was markedly up-regulated in the BC+NC group (1.515±0.013) in comparison with those in BC (1.000±0.215), BC+NC+P50 (0.398±0.024), BC+NC+P100 (0.332±0.016), and BC+NC+P200 (0.306±0.015) (P<0.05), but lower in the BC+NC+P200 than in the BC and BC+NC+P50 groups (P<0.05).Conclusion Direct-contact co-culture of Beas-2B and neutrophil cells significantly enhances the synthesis and release of the inflammatory mediator IL-6, which can be inhibited by puerarin.